Happenstance Posted April 29, 2015 Posted April 29, 2015 To be fair Wind Waker HD can be hard to find at times
VsPhoenix Posted April 29, 2015 Posted April 29, 2015 The green and blue Yarn Yoshi amiibo are now available to order individually from Amazon for £16.18 each.
Rummy Posted April 29, 2015 Posted April 29, 2015 To be fair to Ronnie (and I don't know if this is exactly the truth), if they can only physically manufacture these things so quick based on their current setup then his argument kinda makes sense. We could probably argue that they could have prepared better for making amiibos but that ship has sailed. The problem is that we don't know if this is the truth, yet people keep acting and talking like it is and people keep arguing it away as if it's some hard fact. We can plug anything into the same argument presented, but it's a little circular. Even 'They want to make money' can(and has) been argued to death around here about whether it's really the case. Wii's brought up the relevant point I was going to move onto though - Gamecube adatpers...FIVE MONTHS down the line, there's still been little to no UK stock seen from what I can find(asking in local shops, in SmashUK etc). Have they adapted(alol) in any way to this demand? The market doesn't seem to suggest so. What, exactly, is the bottleneck holding them up in terms of production(for adapters and amiibo)? There must be a limit on resources somewhere - what is it? Nintendo's money to invest? Reluctance to invest? Have they tied up every single possible manufacturing avenue/are they tied up elsewhere? I realise this question will address bigger companies but it was also a bigger demand scale too - how long were some of the old crazes out of stock/low on supply for? Things like Furbies, Tamagotchis, YoYos etc from the 90s? I recall all of those being huuuuge, and yet I'm sure they were still met much better and faster than this was. Aanother more relevant example may be that of the PS2 slims roughly 10-11 years ago, which were super high in demand and super short in stock...but even that wasn't as bad as this.
Pestneb Posted April 29, 2015 Posted April 29, 2015 maybe the NEW Wii U will come with a gc controller adapter integrated. They wanted to cut off supply to build demand for this NEW Wii U console.
Wii Posted April 29, 2015 Posted April 29, 2015 Rumor- More amiibo shipments coming this summer? This comes from Bjorn, who recently contacted Nintendo with his frustrations with the amiibo sellout situation. The response they gave seems to indicate that more amiibo shipments seem to be coming this summer, at least in Europe. I just got a reply from Nintendo confirming they will re-release all the Amiibo this summer! I send them an email regarding my frustration about the Amiibo sellouts. On day one of the Amiibo release they are all sold out, and the people who have got them sell them directly on ebay for double the price. This is really shit for the real collectors! So, now I got an email from Nintendo stating: Beste Bjorn, We vinden het vervelend voor je hoe alles is verlopen. Helaas ben je niet de enige die tegen dit probleem is aangelopen. Nintendo heeft wereldwijd de vraag naar Amiibo's onderschat en daardoor te weinig Amiibo's kunnen aanleveren. Onze excuses hiervoor. Echter hebben we goed nieuws voor je. De Amiibo's worden allemaal in de zomer van 2015 opnieuw op de markt gebracht in grotere getallen dan voorheen. Nogmaals onze excuses hiervoor. Met vriendelijke groet, Het Nintendo Team translated: Dear Bjorn, We're sorry for how everything went. Unfortunately you are not alone with this problem. Nintendo has underestimated the worldwide demand for Amiibo and therefore delivered not enough Amiibo. Our apologies. But we have good news for you. The Amiibo are all back on the market in the summer of 2015 in larger numbers than before. Once again our apologies. Sincerely, The Nintendo Team http://www.gonintendo.com/s/251978-rumor-more-amiibo-shipments-coming-this-summer That's great for ye if true but isn't it goalpost shifting?
dazzybee Posted April 29, 2015 Posted April 29, 2015 My friend is in Japan, I've asked him to hunt me missing amiibo. Do japan still have plenty of stock or not at all?!
Wii Posted April 29, 2015 Posted April 29, 2015 My friend is in Japan, I've asked him to hunt me missing amiibo. Do japan still have plenty of stock or not at all?! They should have loads. They've been flogging Westerners with them, have they not? They have.
Glen-i Posted April 29, 2015 Posted April 29, 2015 The green and blue Yarn Yoshi amiibo are now available to order individually from Amazon for £16.18 each. I know this is clutching at straws at this point, but @Dcubed, could you please order me a blue one if you can. I need that Amiibo in my life.
Dcubed Posted April 29, 2015 Posted April 29, 2015 I know this is clutching at straws at this point, but @Dcubed, could you please order me a blue one if you can.I need that Amiibo in my life. Too late, all gone. Should've done this... :p
Rummy Posted April 29, 2015 Posted April 29, 2015 (edited) He hasn't added me to his ignore list. He says he has but he hasn't. I do agree this arguing is pretty pointless though, back to amiibo.... Why do you keep insisting on this, Ronnie? EDIT: Decided to have a cleanup instead. Feel free to make the salient points again, but try and be a little nice and indeed concise at the same time. Edited April 29, 2015 by Rummy
Glen-i Posted April 30, 2015 Posted April 30, 2015 Too late, all gone. Should've done this... :p Oh well, worth a punt. I'll take this news with grace and dignity. So naturally, I hate every single one of you and hope you all get hit by meteorites... Twice.
Serebii Posted May 2, 2015 Posted May 2, 2015 Restocks have started with Marth & Villager in Japan, with improvements. New on the left, old on the right Old on the left, new on the right
Wii Posted May 3, 2015 Posted May 3, 2015 Villager hasn't had so much an improvement in production, it's more like he's undergone major facial plastic surgery. I can spot 3 major differencesright off the bat.
Serebii Posted May 3, 2015 Posted May 3, 2015 Villager hasn't had so much an improvement in production, it's more like he's undergone major facial plastic surgery. I can spot 3 major differencesright off the bat. Yeah. Now Villager's eyes are far closer to the source material
FireMeowth Posted May 3, 2015 Posted May 3, 2015 What on earth happened to his forehead, though? Hopefully it's just a bad camera angle, cause that looks just as bad as the old one. :P
Wii Posted May 3, 2015 Posted May 3, 2015 What on earth happened to his forehead, though? Hopefully it's just a bad camera angle, cause that looks just as bad as the old one. :P What d'you mean, the fact that he now has one? But actually you're right. The one on the left is more accurate compared to his in game image while the one on the right has his nose and mouth placement correct.
Serebii Posted May 3, 2015 Posted May 3, 2015 If the eyes were a bit higher on the right one, it'd be perfect
david.dakota Posted May 3, 2015 Posted May 3, 2015 I must say, with the exception on Diddy Kong, mine have been perfect. My biggest complaint remains the terrible supports of Fox, Falcon and Link. Amiibo have been getting better and better, the most recent batch look incredible and Slatoon amiibo sublime (it's still possible they pull a first wave on them though).
dazzybee Posted May 3, 2015 Posted May 3, 2015 Just looked again, my Marth DOES have the gimpy face! I want the new one!!! My villager though is exactly like the one on th left.
Guy Posted May 3, 2015 Posted May 3, 2015 Are these the Japanese restocks? I'll pick some up if so, I hate the current Villager looking so far off the in-game model.
Serebii Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 We appreciate the enthusiasm that our fans continue to show toward amiibo. Sales for the product have exceeded our expectations. We understand how frustrating it can be at times if consumers are unable to find certain figures, and we apologize for that.We’re trying to meet the demands of our fans and consumers by increasing the amount of amiibo we manufacture and ship to retail. We may continue to see consumer demand outpace supply levels for certain characters at times, but we will do our best to prevent that from happening. As our library of amiibo continues to grow, some figures will be easier to find than others. We are constantly looking for the opportunity to reissue amiibo and are already making plans to bring back some currently out-of-stock amiibo figures. Stay tuned for details. Nintendo plans to make it easier for consumers to know when new amiibo are on the way, through Nintendo press announcements, timely updates on our social media channels and working closely with retailers. We remain committed to keeping amiibo affordable and easy to access as a platform to enhance game-play experiences. These plans include Animal Crossing amiibo cards that will become available by the end of 2015, and a free-to-download app for Wii U called amiibo tap: Nintendo’s Greatest Bits that launched on April 30, 2015, that lets consumers enjoy playable scenes from certain NES and Super NES games with amiibo. https://www.facebook.com/Nintendo/photos/a.120520318032430.30157.119240841493711/826917464059375/?type=1
RedShell Posted May 6, 2015 Posted May 6, 2015 Wario and a few more amiibo that are sold out on Nintendo Store are currently available at ShopTo, albeit at their slightly inflated prices: http://www.shopto.net/video-games/wii-u/in-stock/store
Hero-of-Time Posted May 7, 2015 Author Posted May 7, 2015 For the last wave I ended up having to pay ebay prices for Ness, Robin and Lucina. While searching for them I found a guy who was selling called ThompsonV7...yup, it was our very own Shadow! I decided to just buy them off him as I may as well give my money to a former N-E member. I bought/preordered a Japanese Little Mac from an ebay seller for £20. If that comes through then that will take care of the one I can open. I still need to hunt down a UK version to keep sealed though. I'm hoping we get some reprints of him and Shulk soon...
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